Week 1‚ Discussion Question #1. Due Thursday‚ Week 1‚ Day 3. What is the definition of marketing? What are the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating marketing into the sales function of an organization? Do you think that marketing should be included as part of the sales organization within a company? Explain why or why not. I will admit that when I hear the term Marketing the first thing that comes to mind is advertising. I know there is more to marketing but this is the first thought
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Defining Marketing MKT 421 Aug 15 201X Stephen Defining Marketing Marketing is one of those actions that many people do not fully understand the power of and exactly what benefit there is to marketing. Some may think that marketing is a division that could better be served by being eliminated while others place value on the impact of marketing. When asked how marketing benefits an organization my first thought is that it is an effort for any organization to put a face on what it is they do
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Defining Marketing NAME MKT/421 October 17‚ 2012 Defining Marketing Marketing can come in many terms depending on which product is marketed. It is my assertion that marketing is basically an activity used to sell a product which requires sells techniques‚ business communication‚ and business development. The marketing process includes strong customer relationships and a commitment to the business customers. Businesses both large‚ and small desire to retain their customers; therefore‚ to make
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Week Three Assignment 5. Explain when and why it is important for a company to globalize. When an organization wants to go global‚ they look at the opportunities in all countries that will permit that organization to enhance the effectiveness of business functions everywhere the organization has operations and then devise a strategy to achieve that goal. The two main reason an organization looks to globalization is for standardization and customization. Standardization uses a
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Defining Marketing MKT/421 Marketing Defined A personal definition and two additional definitions from two sources for the term marketing will help identify the complete meaning. An explanation of the importance of marketing in organizational success is based on the marketing definitions presented. Three examples from the business world to support the explanations in regard to the definition of marketing will be provided. Marketing defined without reviewing
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Favorite Brand Paper Brandon White MKT/421 09.01.2014 Frederick Beiermeister Personal Branding Plan Paper Within this paper the reader will read about 3 to 4 companies the author would like to work for with detailed explanations as to why. Furthermore‚ the reader will learn ways of engaging those companies in the most effective manner in communication that guarantees the author’s acceptance of those position(s)‚ and what makes the author potentially valuable to
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Defining Marketing MKT/421 April 30‚ 2012 Defining Marketing As a personal definition‚ marketing is a strategy to promote consumer awareness and positive feelings towards a brand or product in order to encourage the consumer to purchase or use that product. In more specific terms‚ the American Marketing Association (2012) defines marketing as “the activity‚ set of institutions‚ and processes for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings that have value for customers‚ clients
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Most people tend to buy things that are the latest trend. Brands are a great decision maker when it comes to trend buying. The more popular the brand‚ the more people want to buy that brand. People go for what is familiar as well. If they are familiar with a particular brand then they purchase items of trend‚ usually because they have bought that particular brand before and feel more comfortable buying that type of product of a certain brand. In this day and age‚ the more it cost the better it is.
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1) A small manufacturing firm has just experienced a rapid drop in sales. The marketing manager thinks that he knows what the problem is and has been carefully analyzing secondary data to check his thinking. His next step should be to A. conduct an experiment B. develop a formal research project to gather primary data C. conduct informal discussion with outsiders‚ including intermediaries‚ to see if he has correctly defined the problem D. develop a hypothesis and predict the future
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1) Big Fizz Co.‚ a manufacturer of cola-flavored drinks‚ wants to add packaged fruit juices to its existing product line. Big Fizz must make some decisions regarding packaging and branding the fruit juices. These decisions would fall under which variable of the marketing mix? A. Product B. Place C. Promotion D. Price 2) Hewlett-Packard sells personal computers through specialty computer stores‚ electronics superstores‚ and its own Internet site. What is the marketing mix variable that is
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